From CNN (reproduced below): The woman is lifted on a rescue basket to safety. Firefighters rescue woman from brink of Niagara Falls Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Posted: 10:21 AM EST (1521 GMT) (CNN) — Only 100 feet from the brink of Niagara Falls, rescue teams late Monday afternoon kept a woman from plunging over the…
From CNN (reproduced below): Witness: Niagara Falls plunge ‘amazing’ Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Posted: 1:49 PM EDT (1749 GMT) Terry McMullen An unidentified man is taken into custody after his plunge over Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (CNN) — Tourists visiting Niagara Falls this week were shocked when a man plunged over the waterfall and…
From CNN/AP (reproduced below): Police to charge man who survived plunge over Niagara Falls Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Posted: 2:25 PM EDT (1825 GMT) Kirk Jones waits at the shoreline at the base of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls after surviving a plunge over Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — A man who survived a…
The post I just made reminded me of the person who went over the falls a few years ago without any protection and survived. Kirk Jones certainly had his 15 minutes of fame. At first it was thought it was a suicide, and then it turns out that he had someone filming it. I found…
From CNN/AP (reproduced below): Maid of the Mist tours sail into new season Thursday, May 5, 2005 Posted: 11:42 AM EDT (1542 GMT) A Maid of the Mist ship exits the base of Horseshoe Falls. A group of tourists brave opening day on the bow of a Maid of the Mist ship. NIAGARA FALLS, New…
From The Review Saturday, May 14, 2005, page A3 NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Parks Police say a man was swept over the falls Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release, the man, who appeared to be between 30 and 40 years old, had been spotted in the fast-flowing waters of the upper Niagara River around…